If they are also the subject of a recall today, it is "for the sake of standardization and good understanding of consumers", says Ferrero.
These contaminations and those with the E. coli bacteria caused by the consumption of Buitoni pizzas have multiplied criticism of self-checks, which are mandatory in the French food industry.
“All procedures have been reinforced”
"It's always the same thing: there is an epidemic, the investigation goes back to a product, and we discover a posteriori that there have been positive self-checks and that nothing has been done", deplores Camille Dorioz .
Given its symptoms very similar to those of gastroenteritis, it will be difficult to know if other cases of salmonellosis have been caused by the consumption of these Kinder products.
“All the procedures have been reinforced”, assures the French branch of the confectioner, which defends the effectiveness of its self-checks and indicates that this is “the first recall operated in 70 years”.
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